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Let it go

Knockout was sitting on the edge of the warships wing, relaxing after attending to injure Decepticon soldiers. He watched the far storm, with amazing lightning in the sky, including the thundering that was just music to his audio receptors. thank the allspark he could have some time to himself, from all the blabbering and the shouting from Megatron, and the worst of all... Starscream...

Breakdown noticed knockout all alone, he decided to approach him, "Knockout? What are you doing here all alone?", he asked curious.

"Just relaxing Breakdown," Knockout replied softly. He looked down at the warship's hull, watching the purple sparks below his feet. "You know how crazy it gets down there. Megatron shouting orders, Starscream trying to steal his spot... It gets annoying after a while."

Breakdown nods, with a pretty exhausted expression on his face, "Yeah, I understand you, It does get exhausting...", he smiled softly.

Knockout's optics soften as he sees Breakdown's exhausted expression. He can relate all too well to feeling overwhelmed by the constant chaos and politics of their faction. "Yeah... Sometimes I just need a moment of peace," he admits with a small smile, shifting his position slightly on the wing.

"Let's go to recharge. It's really late." Breakdown said between his yawns, he walked away, going to their share chambers.

Knockout chuckled softly at Breakdown's yawn and followed him to their shared chambers. He was indeed tired too, the late hours and constant stress taking its toll on him. "About time," he muttered under his breath as they entered their room. "I'm gonna recharge for a few cycles."

"Same...." Breakdown agreed with knockout, he gets on the berth.

Knockout climbed onto the berth beside Breakdown, his metal frame sinking into the comfortable mattress. He lay on his back, optics closed as he initiated his recharge cycle. The room grew quiet except for the soft hum of their recharging systems. "Night..." he murmured sleepily.

"Goodnight..." Breakdown give him a gentle kiss on his forehead.

Knockout's optics fluttered open briefly at the kiss, a small smile playing on his lips before he drifted off into recharge mode. The gentle touch left him feeling content and peaceful. "Mmm..." he hummed softly before falling into a deep recharge cycle.

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Breakdown tries to sleep, but couldn't, he would just be shifting a lot in the berth, just moving too much, in discomfort. He wakes up, and sigh, sitting up, he groans and rubs his face with his servos to ease some of his tension. Breakdown sits on the edge of the berth, just sitting, completely exhausted from the same nightmares he has from mech, the torture he was enduring that time. 

Knockout's recharge cycle was deep, but the shifting and groaning from Breakdown stirred him slightly. His optics flickered open, sensing the tension in the room. He noticed Breakdown sitting on the edge of the berth, rubbing his face with a look of exhaustion and pain. "Breakdown?"

Breakdown paused for a moment at knockout's voice, he quickly compost himself and turn his back to look at him. "Huh?.....oh, I'm sorry, did I woke you up?... My apologies... Just go back to sleep...." Breakdown responded, he looks at him exhausted.

Knockout sat up slowly, his optics glowing softly in the dim room light as he looked at Breakdown's exhausted form. He could tell that Breakdown wasn't just having trouble sleeping - there was a deeper distress etched into his features. "It's okay... I was already half awake anyway,"

Breakdown raise an eyebrow on him, "Really now?" He teased slightly, even though he wasn't in the mood for teasing right now.

Knockout couldn't help but smile at the teasing tone despite the situation. It was nice to hear some normalcy from Breakdown. "Yes really," he said softly, swinging his legs over the edge of the berth and standing up slowly. "Come here," he walked over to Breakdown.